West Valley, New York

Hamlet & CDP in New York, United States

West Valley, New York

Hamlet & CDP

West
Valley

Location within the state of New York

Coordinates: 42°24′10″N 078°36′36″W﻿ / ﻿42.40278°N 78.61000°W﻿ / 42.40278; -78.61000[1]
Country| United States
State| New York
County| Cattaraugus County
Town| Ashford
Area

[2]

• Total

| 1.53 sq mi (3.97 km2)
• Land| 1.53 sq mi (3.97 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 1,522 ft (464 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 452
• Density| 295.04/sq mi (113.91/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code[3]|

14171

Area code| 716
FIPS code[4][5]| 36-81138
GNIS feature ID[5]| 970885
Website| www.ashfordny.org

West Valley is a hamlet in the Town of Ashford in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 518 at the 2010 census, which lists the community as a census-designated place.[6]

Located at the intersection of Cattaraugus County Route 53 and State Route 240/County Route 32, the hamlet is home to West Valley Central School and the West Valley Demonstration Project, a nuclear cleanup facility. Because of the presence of a school district, a telephone exchange (716–942), and a post office located in (and named after) the hamlet, many people mistake West Valley to be the name of an actual town or village. However, it does not have any autonomous government separate from the town of Ashford.

## Geography

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West Valley is located at 42°24′10″N 078°36′36″W﻿ / ﻿42.40278°N 78.61000°W﻿ / 42.40278; -78.61000 (42.4028410, −78.6100253) and its elevation is 1,522 feet (464 m).[1]

According to the 2010 United States Census, the CDP has a total area of 1.535 square miles (3.98 km2), of which 1.532 square miles (3.97 km2) is land and 0.003 square miles (0.01 km2) is water.[4]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 452| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "West Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
3. ^ "Post Offices By County: Cattaraugus County, New York". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
4. ^ a b "Places: New York". 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
5. ^ a b "FIPS55 Data: New York". FIPS55 Data. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006.
6. ^ "West Valley CDP, New York". Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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This webliography covers web sites that will inform individuals about the history of the town and businesses and community organizations within. In addition, because of the interrelatedness and the geographical closeness of the communities in this area the webliography contains information about places around the area that would be of interest to people who want to find out more.

### Business

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* Department of Energy West Valley Demonstration Project.    42°27′04″N 78°39′18″W﻿ / ﻿42.451°N 78.655°W﻿ / 42.451; -78.655

This is the cleanup effort for a former spent fuel reprocessing plant.

### Community group

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* Concerned Citizens. West Valley.
* West Valley Citizen Task Force

### Cultural locations

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* Western New York Travel Guide. Museums and Historic Sites in the Chautauqua/Allegheny area.

### Education and library

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* West Valley Central School
* King Memorial Library

### Emergency

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* West Valley Volunteer Hose Company

### Ethnic

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* Concerned Citizens. Seneca Nation
* Seneca Nation of Indians

### Government

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* Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board. Town of Ashford
* Cattaraugus County

### History

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* Concord Historical Society. Concord NY Historical Society – History Timeline.
* University at Buffalo Special Collections. Reform, Religion and the Underground Railroad in Western New York.
* USGenWeb-an Ancestry.com Community. Town of Ashford- 1824.
* USGenWeb-an Ancestry.com Community. Welcome to Cattaraugus Towns and County Page.
* USGenWeb-an Ancestry.com Community. “The History of Cattaraugus County, New York.”

### Media

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* The Springville Journal
* Olean Times Herald
* The Buffalo News. Communities-Southern Tier.

### Recreation

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* The Ashford Hollow Foundation Griffis Sculpture Park. Griffis Sculpture Park: History
* Enchanted Mountains of Cattaraugus County
* Holiday Valley
* Holimont

### Regional information

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* Discover Southwest, NY-Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board.
* Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce. Ellicottville, NY.
* New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. Welcome to the Allegany Region.

### Religion

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* St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church West Valley, NY.
* The Catholic Directory. St. John the Baptist Parish.

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Municipalities and communities of Cattaraugus County, New York, United States

County seat: Little Valley

Cities|

* Olean
* Salamanca

Towns|

* Allegany
* Ashford
* Carrollton
* Coldspring
* Conewango
* Dayton
* East Otto
* Ellicottville
* Farmersville
* Franklinville
* Freedom
* Great Valley
* Hinsdale
* Humphrey
* Ischua
* Leon
* Little Valley
* Lyndon
* Machias
* Mansfield
* Napoli
* New Albion
* Olean
* Otto
* Perrysburg
* Persia
* Portville
* Randolph
* Red House
* Salamanca
* South Valley
* Yorkshire

Villages|

* Allegany
* Cattaraugus
* Delevan
* Ellicottville
* Franklinville
* Gowanda‡
* Little Valley
* Portville
* South Dayton

CDPs|

* East Randolph
* Lime Lake
* Limestone
* Machias
* Perrysburg
* Randolph
* St. Bonaventure
* West Valley
* Weston Mills
* Yorkshire

Other
hamlets|

* Bedford Corners
* Farmersville Station
* Jimerson Town
* Kill Buck
* Sandusky
* Steamburg
* Versailles

Indian
reservations|

* Allegany Reservation
* Cattaraugus Reservation‡
* Oil Springs Reservation‡

Ghost towns|

* Quaker Bridge

Footnotes|

* ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

* New York portal
* United States portal

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

Other|

* Yale LUX

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